Meanings
nounAbhidharma pl (plural only)
alternative Abhidhamma
- pluralplural onlyBuddhismAncient Buddhist texts, dating from the 3rd century BCE onward, that contain detailed scholastic reworkings of doctrinal material appearing in the Buddhist sutras, according to schematic classifications.
Origin
- Sanskritअभिधर्म
- EnglishAbhidharma
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिधर्म (abhidharma, literally “higher dharma”).
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Bengali অভিধর্ম্ম
- অভিধর্ম্ম (obhidhormmo)a major canon of Buddhist scripture
Chinese Mandarin 阿毗達磨 /阿毗达磨
- 阿毗達磨 /阿毗达磨 (Āpídámó)a major canon of Buddhist scripture
Hindi अभिधर्म
- अभिधर्म (abhidharm)a major canon of Buddhist scripture
Japanese 阿毘達磨
- 阿毘達磨 (abidatsuma)a major canon of Buddhist scripture
Korean 아비달마
- 아비달마 (abidalma)a major canon of Buddhist scripture
Thai อภิธรรม
- อภิธรรม (à-pí-tam)a major canon of Buddhist scripture
Vietnamese A-tì-đạt-ma
- A-tì-đạt-maa major canon of Buddhist scripture
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Abhidharma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abhidharma
MLA
“Abhidharma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abhidharma. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Abhidharma,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abhidharma.
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